Institute. These
were the first construction funds ever
given by the Federal Government for the
construction of research facilities
against heart disease as the main cause
of death among people in the United
States. There were one out of every two
deaths in 1949 due to cardiovascular
diseases, but especially by
arteriosclerosis. We felt that the money
wasn't much but it was a start and more
than had ever been done before.

Q:

Were were the facilities to be set up?

Lasker:

I have a list here. “The following is a list of
institutions that have received research
construction funds from the Heart
Institute as a result of this effort:
California, University of
California...”Don't you think we should
just attach it?

Q:

Yes.

Lasker:

Now, in April, '49, another very sensational
thing, as far as I was concerned,
occurred, in addition to the Senate
fight, a thing in which I had never
participated before. I had never
organized a counter-move on an
appropriations committee by people who
were in on the appropriations committee.
I don't think Magusson, I know Pepper,
and I know Murray, and I know Neeley,
weren't on the appropriations
committees--these were all outsiders who
were making an attack to do something on
the Appropriations Committee and without
the consent of Bridges we probably would
not have made it,